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The scenario was good news for the New Orleans Pelicans when Anthony Davis said his wrist was feeling better Friday. Davis will be in the lineup Saturday night as the Pelicans look to get their offense going when they visit the Charlotte Hornets in a matchup of teams outside of the playoff picture in their respective conferences. Davis exited Wednesday's 94-87 loss to the Toronto Raptors due to a bruised left wrist. Continue to Article

March 11, 2017 3:04:am EST

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Sacramento mayor and NBA star Kevin Johnson is joining the sports agency Independent Sports and Entertainment. Power agent Dan Fegan has been ousted as part of the shake-up. Continue to Article

March 10, 2017 4:14:pm EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The NBA has fined New Orleans Pelicans front-court star DeMarcus Cousins $50,000 for ''directing inappropriate language'' toward fans during a pair of recent road games. Continue to Article

March 09, 2017 3:21:pm EST

Toronto center Jonas Valanciunas clearly wasn't intimidated by a Pelicans frontcourt featuring All-Stars DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis. The Lithuanian 7-footer turned in one of his best performances this season, scoring 25 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, and the Raptors emerged with a 94-87 victory Wednesday night over a New Orleans squad that played without Davis during the second half. The Pelicans announced that Davis hurt his left wrist, an injury that appeared to occur when he caught his wrist on the front rim and then crashed to the court during the Pelicans' final possession of the first half. Continue to Article

March 09, 2017 11:20:am EST

Highlights of Wednesday's National Basketball Association games: Spurs 114, Kings 104 Manu Ginobili scored a season-high 19 points and David Lee equaled his season-best scoring output with 18 points as the short-handed San Antonio Spurs roared from behind to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-104 on Wednesday for their ninth straight victory. The victory assured the Spurs (50-13) their 18th consecutive 50-win season. San Antonio has now won 50 or more games every season since 1997-98 except in the strike-shortened 1998-99 campaign, when they went 37-13. Continue to Article

March 09, 2017 2:02:am EST